Varnishing companionway - first coats ove filled holes - 2014

January 2014 - Currently in La Cruz anchorage in Banderas Bay Mexico (across the bay from Puerto Vallarta)

Such a large amount of are so we used the iron sander on a lot of it. We are at anchor through all of this.

The Xantrax 200 invert-er is a wonderful thing!

There was a lot of hand sanding also. I held up a rag to try to keep our living area clean.

Nice looking teak wood. The holes filled in well.

We used plastic tarp from Home Depot to keep our boat some what free of sanding dust. It does not stop the smell of varnish though 😞

Need to use the light in places to avoid runs and missing spots (holidays).

Put a couple of teak under the pull hatch so as to get around it to varnish. Works good and we put just the canvas cover we have for the companionway at night if need be to keep the dew off the varnish.

First coat done. It is a rather large are so it takes a while.